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Users who will not read are nonetheless absolutely relevant because they are still users of your program. Development resources are finite, so it's natural and
by Dalewyn 3y ago
Users who will not read are nonetheless absolutely relevant because they are still users of your program.
Development resources are finite, so it's natural and proper to excise the unnecessary and focus on what is truly worth developing.
If maintaining text is expensive (translations/localizations) and at least some users will not appreciate them anyway, why keep the text if just using icons is cheaper and can suffice? I don't agree with this trend, but I do understand and respect where it is coming from.
- PrimeMcFly 3y agoI agree with your last point. I disagree though that just icons can suffice, only in the sense that productivity is lost because without text, there is not a way to easily distinguish between multiple instances of a program. The thing is, the text has to be maintained anyway, it's still there, for example in tooltips, so not giving users an option to show it has no real defense that I can see.